Players who played for Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland

13 players have played for both Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland, according to Wikidata. The best known include Marcos Alonso Mendoza, Sam Allardyce and El-Hadji Diouf. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Sam Allardyce. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1971 (Sam Allardyce), the most recent in 2016 (Jan Kirchhoff).

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The full list (13 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBolton WanderersSunderland
Marcos Alonso MendozaDefenderSpain2010–20132014
Sam AllardyceDefenderUnited Kingdom1971–19861980–1981
El-Hadji DioufMidfielderSenegal2004–20082008–2009
Alan HuttonDefenderScotland20142010
Quinton FortuneDefenderSouth Africa2006–20072007–2008
Stuart HoldenMidfielderUnited States2010–20142005
Tal Ben HaimDefenderIsrael2004–20072009
Jan KirchhoffDefenderGermany20182016–2017
Emerson ThomeDefenderBrazil2003–20042000–2003
Daryl MurphyMidfielderIreland2019–20202005–2010
Jason McAteerMidfielderIreland1992–19952001–2004
Gavin McCannMidfielderEngland2007–20111998–2003
Peter BarnesMidfielderEngland1987–19891989

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With Bolton Wanderers

Manchester City22Liverpool21West Ham16Burnley16Blackburn Rovers14Fulham14Leeds United14Aston Villa13

With Sunderland

Manchester United27West Brom24Manchester City22Leeds United21Newcastle United20Nottingham Forest19Tottenham19Rangers19